Trivia: By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or center board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed.
Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the Asian Games! Next up, Indian Sailors will be in action in their respective races!
Day 6 was the best day for India in terms of the medals won, with a total of 7 coming home! India's team of Sawarn Singh, Daatu Bhokanal, Daatu Bhokanal, and Sukhmeet Singh won GOLD Men's Quadruple Sculls. Dushyant also bagged a Bronze medal for India in Rowing -- Men's Lightweight Single Sculls. Another Bronze came as Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh finished third in the Final of Men's Lightweight Double Sculls. India’s Shooting sensation Heena Sidhu finished third in Women's 10m Air Pistol to bag Bronze!
India’s Tennis Men's Doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan grabbed the GOLD medal after defeating Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik & Denis Yevseyev 6-3, 6-4 in the Final. Meanwhile, Prajnesh Gunneswaran's loss in the Men's Singles Semis meant that the ace Indian player would have to settle for a Bronze medal. There was another huge upset in Kabaddi as the Indian Women's team lost to Iran in the final, and bagged the silver medal.
With these medals India’s tally stands at 25, which now includes 6 GOLDS, 5 SILVERS, and 14 BRONZE.
There is a lot of Sailing action on Day 7 and it will also see a lot of Indian participation.
1. Varun Thakkar/Ganapathy Chengappa will be in action in 49er Men, Races 3, 4 & 5 2. Varsha Gautham/Sweta Shervegar will hope to bring a good result for India in 49er FX Women, Races 3, 4 & 5 3. Nethra Kumanan to be seen in Laser Radial, Races 3, 4 & 5 4. Govind Bairagi, Harshita Tomar in action in Open Laser 4.7, Races 3, 4 & 5 5. Indians will also be in action in the Mixed RS One, Races 3, 4 & 5
